Xavier Project Communications Officer Job

Xavier Project is looking for an employee with an interest in communications and a passion for advocating for educational opportunities for refugees.

He or she will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the salary range is 30,000 to 40,000 Kenya Shillings per month. Additional benefits to be discussed.

The officer will be supervised by the Communications Director. Target start date – May or June 2016.

The job is open to Kenyan nationals and anyone with a pre-existing right to work in Kenya.

Organisation profile: The vision of Xavier Project is for a world where everyone has the right to equal opportunities and protection wherever they live and whatever their background.

This right is denied to refugees and we use education to change this. Education provides protection and is the best possible tool to help refugees to access equal opportunities.

At Xavier Project we use pioneering education as the means to achieve our vision. We are promoting education for refugees in Kenya and Uganda in particular, so that they can have a positive difference on their communities, whether in their host countries or countries of origin.

Xavier Project has two departments each with their own strategic objective designed to meet this vision.

The Education Department aims to increase access to relevant, quality formal education delivered in a safe environment for refugee children.

The Tamuka Department aims to make vocational and life-long learning available to all refugees even in emergency situations, primarily through the use of ICT.

Xavier Project is registered as a local NGO in Uganda, an international NGO in Kenya and a company and charity in UK. All operations are in Kenya and Uganda, but a majority of funds are raised in UK.

We have a three way partnership agreement between the branches of Xavier Project and one executive team primarily based in the Xavier Project headquarters in Nairobi.

Xavier Project currently employs 28 permanent staff and has an annual income of $500,000 which has been increasing by 50% every year since its founding in 2008.

Job Description and Expectations: This employee will work in the communications and marketing team supporting Xavier Project’s communications strategy.

Duties:

Support innovative strategies for engaging Xavier Project supporters more fully